William R. Douglas is a first-time novelist. After obtaining a Journalism Degree in 1980, his career took a turn down the road of Information Technology, working for well-known companies: Mindscape Software, Moore Business Forms, EDS (Electronic Data Systems), IBM, Sears, Walgreens, DELL, and currently The Boeing Company.

In his career, he was still able to enjoy writing, no matter if it was technical documentation, websites, newsletters, or other material. He lives an hour northwest of the City of Chicago in the City of McHenry, Illinois (population 27 thousand), with his wife Laurie and cat Peaches.

They enjoy spending time with 6 kids and 8 grandkids and are very active in their local church.

He set out to write his debut novel in September 2016 and finished the draft in September of 2020.